Author: Newsday Reporter

UWI has unveiled its six valedictorians for its 2024 graduating class. The ceremonies will take place at UWI SPEC, St Augustine on October 24-26. A media release issued on October 14 said the selected valedictorians embody “UWI pride,” highlighting academic achievement, leadership and steadfast perseverance in their respective study areas. Each year, the process of […]

THE Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) will lead a trade mission to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) from October 21-25. The mission will include representatives from 22 companies from various sectors and of various sizes, including micro-enterprises. A press release from the TTMA said the mission aims to expand TT’s exports into Eastern […]

Students expressed deep concern about their future amid increasing economic pressures and rising crime rates at the Conference on the Economy (COTE) post-budget forum held on October 10 at UWI’s St Augustine campus. Panellists economists Marlene Attz and Dave Seerattan, former energy minister Kevin Ramnarine, Prof Roger Hosein and Dr Ricardo Lalloo collectively emphasised, “The […]

BMOBILE will be a major sponsor of the third edition of Tobago’s October carnival. In a news release on October 16, the mobile division of state-owned telecommunications company TSTT said, “As the carnival continues to grow, bmobile renewed its partnership with Tobago Festivals Commission Ltd (TFCL) to deliver a connected festival experience for both local […]

As part of the First Peoples Heritage Week, the chief of the Santa Rosa First Peoples, Ricardo Bharath Hernandez, hosted a remembrance event at the Red House on October 16. The event was centered around the monument outside the Red House where 60 of the country’s First Peoples were reburied in 2019 after their remains […]

FIRST Citizens Bank has announced its continued sponsorship of the National Secondary Schools Entrepreneurship Competition (NSSEC), an initiative aimed at innovation, leadership and business acumen among young students outside the traditional school system. In a media release, it said the competition exposed secondary-school students to entrepreneurship training via simulation software. Through gamification, the students experienced […]

WASA CEO designate Keithroy Halliday will assume office on December 1. In a news release on October 11, WASA said Halliday has requested “a brief one-month deferment before officially assuming his leadership role at WASA.” It said while eager to assume responsibilities here in Trinidad, this extension will allow him to address certain crucial commitments […]

ATLANTIC has announced the appointment of Vincent Pereira as its new chairman, effective October 1. In a news release on October 9, Atlantic said, “Pereira is a known leader, with over 41 years of experience in senior positions in the energy sector, including president BHP TT.” It added, “His strategic insights and guidance will be […]

COCO Dance Festival will celebrate Caribbean dance pioneer Garth Fagan and will host his company, Garth Fagan Dance, for two shows at Queen’s Hall, St Ann’s. Born and raised in Jamaica, Fagan is the choreographer and multiple-award winner of The Lion King, and one of his assistant choreographers, Trinidad and Tobago-born Natalie Rogers-Cropper, is now […]

School principal Navin Harry, together with staff and pupils of Arima Boys’ RC School, applauded as white pigeons were released into the air as part of their Peace is Power event. Posters depicting images of love, peace and harmony covered almost all the walls of the school’s upstairs and downstairs areas. A white banner draped […]